The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-01
THE F!aHr IN ElGE'GE -E:Gnr.
How the Chances for Democratic Victory
Look to One Observer.

Look to one Observer.
The New York World thinks that the
talk OF Democrats from the South and
the West who have recently visited
Washington does not bear out ex-Secre-
tary Manning's theory that those impor-
IT section would force Mr.. Cieve-
lands denomination upon the New York
Democracy whether the latter should
like it or not. Many Of Mr.. CIeveIand's
strongest friends from those sections are
said to have stated frankly that his re-
nomination would depend upon his abil-
ity to get the support of his own State
delegation. They are said to have ex-
pressed their satisfaction, in advance, with
that candidate who should prove to be
the choice of New York. They say that
the battle-ground is to be New York,
just as it was ID 1884, and that it would
be extremely foolish to nominate any
candidate who should not have the back
ing of the majority OF the New YORK
Democracy.
Mr.. Cleveland is believed to have been
making high bid for Massachusetts, and
several of the New England States, but
it is not thought that he expects to be
renominated or reelected without the
vote of his own State.
''A1r. Cleyeiand,' said New Yorker
the other day, "may get the New York
delegates in the National Convention,
but unless he has a majority (two-thirds}
Of them at his back his boom will fall.
The whole foundation Of the Cleveland
boom in the South and West is due to
the claim made by the Presidents friends
in the East OF his great popularity IN his
own State; that he is the only man who
can carry New York, sc. Tie moment
Mr.. Cleveland fails to demonstrate his
popularity at home, his Western adj
nircrs will drop him Immediately. New
York Will decide the candidate for the
Democracy and the election"
There are said to be several weak
points in Cleveland's hold upon the
Western and the Southern Democracy.
Ohio men declare that it is by no means
certain that the delegation from that
State will throw up their hats for Cleve-
land. Men of the Thurman type and
members of the old-time Democracy say
that they have been overlooked by the
President until they are il no mood to
become his enthusiastic followers. III
Michigan there are four Democrats, ex-
Congressmen, who charge their retire
ment to the Administration-Maybury
of Detroit, Carleton Of Port Huron,
Comstock Of Grand Rapids, and Eldridge
of Adrian. It is said that there will be
trouble in delivering the delegation over
to Mr.. Cleveland.
Indiana is said to be In open revolt.
Voorhees, and Mcdonald are known to
be unfriendly to Mr.. Clevetand's renomi-
nation, and the old friends Of the late
Vice-President Hendricks are declared
to be in sympathy with them. Senator
Voc rhees's son, delegate to Congress
from Wyoming Territory, recently made
a violent attack upon Mr.. Cleveland,
which was published, it is said, with the
Senator's knowledge and with his entire
approval. In Virginia and Louisiana, it
is said, many leading Democrats are
openly opposed to Mr.. Cleveland: The
endorsement of the administration by
the State Democratic Convention OF
Kentucky is not considered to have been
especially strong either in its language
or its spirit.
cit is highly improbable, said a West
ern official recently, "that the Democracy
of the country will attempt to force any
candidate down the throats Of the New
York Democrats against their will. l
DO not believe Mr.. Cleveland would ac
cept a denomination coming in that way,